Earlier, Dr Saroj Satpathy, Superintendent of Sishu Bhawan had also informed that the heart of the twins had some congenital problems.

Expressing deep grief over the death of the twins, Odisha Health Minister Pratap Jena said doctors tried their best to save the lives of the babies. Jena cited that the main cause of their death is due to congenital abnormalities of the common heart shared by the twins.

The twins had been born to Kishore and Sumitra Dutta of Sarankul in Nayagarh district on December 1 at a private nursing home. They were shifted to Sishu Bhawan the next day.

The State Government had assured the couple to bear all medical expenses for the treatment of the twins.